Hippiemans i watched this movie because of grace kelly and although her role was rather small i was surprised in a positive way. Paramounts dvd of the bridges at tokori is a solid presentation of an action favorite. Brubaker william holden and his reserved spouse nancy grace kelly bring the daughters to the baths where they encounter a japanese family, less inhibited, in the. Overview of the bridges at tokori, 1955, directed by mark robson, with william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, at turner classic movies. The bridges at toko ri 1954, from a michener novel, was a popular korean war tale starring william holden as a navy bomber pilot recalled to active duty, much to the dismay of his wife played by grace kelly. Mostovi tokorija je americki ratni film snimljen 1954. The film has all the thrills and suspense of the best air war movies, yet. Brubaker william holden and his reserved spouse nancy grace kelly bring the daughters to the baths where they encounter a japanese family, less inhibited, in the bridges at toko ri, 1955. From internet movie firearms database guns in movies, tv and video games.
Bigbudget adaptation of james micheners korean war novel, making some noises about the essential futility of the conflict but concluding that the. The bridges at tokori 1954 region 2 pal, plays in english. Orchestrations by lyn murray, gus levene, will beitel, leo shuken, and jack hayes. Download link in last page to watch or download movie. Videos for the bridges at tokori turner classic movies. The bridges at tokori 1954, from a michener novel, was a popular korean war tale starring william holden as a navy bomber pilot recalled to active duty, much to the dismay of his wife played by grace kelly. Bridges at tokori, the internet movie firearms database. Music is by lyn murray and cinematography by lloyd griggs. Dec 18, 2015 for those of you looking for a realistic depiction of korean warera naval aviation look no further than the bridges of toko ri 1954. Micheners hardhitting novel of the korean conflict finds slick translation in this topflight war spectacle. I described how we had planned for the next days strike against some vital railway bridges near a village named toko ri the actual village was named majonne.
Micheners experiences while working as a news correspondent during 19511952 while aboard the carriers uss essex and oriskany, at the time the navy had missions to attach the railroads and. The bridges at tokori film by robson 1954 britannica. Fragment of the movie the bridges at tokori, 1954, subtitled in spanish, filmed in japan starring william holden, grace kelly, mickey rooney. A naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the korean war. The bridges at tokori is still a vehicle for the quiet determination of character that once placed william holden among the. More over, it is a movie based on a novel called the bridges at toko ri by pulitzer prize winner james michener. To catch a thief the bridges at tokori soundtrack 1954, 1955. The bridges at tokori 1954 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Following so quickly the global drama of world war ii, the korean war inspired few films. The bridges at tokori the 1954 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The bridges at toko ri is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert strauss.
This soundtrack was produced in cooperation with the american federation of musicians of the united states and canada. The bridges at toko ri william holden grace kelly fredric march 1955 recalled to duty, a lawyer william holden leaves his wife grace kelly and goes to korea to bomb bridges for an admiral fredric march. Forney later gives the rifle to brubaker, who remarks that being a jet pilot, not a soldier, he wouldnt know how to use it. Protagonist, koga glumi william holden, je advokat i veteran drugog svjetskog rata koji je nakon izbijanja rata u koreji kao mornaricki rezervist mobiliziran i poslan da. Va702 was assigned to carrier air group 101 cvg101 aboard the aircraft carrier uss boxer cv21 for a deployment to korea from 2 march to 24. The bridges of toko ri was originally a novella by author james a michener and was published in 1953 and later on the novella was depicted as a movie in 1954. Nov 11, 2015 the bridges at tokori mark robson, 1954 posted on november 11, 2015 by judy this is my contribution to the wonderful grace kelly blogathon, hosted by the wonderful world of cinema blog. The bridges at tokori, lobbycard, grace kelly, william holden. The bridges at tokori 1954 directed by mark robson. The bridges at tokori was filmed with the full cooperation of the us navy, and the aerial sequences are some of the most stunning ive seen.
Director mark robson made one of them in 1951, i want you, while the war was still hot. The bridges at toko ri is still a vehicle for the quiet determination of character that once placed william holden among the. Harry william holden excuses himself to rescue a buddy, leaving wife nancy grace kelly to a lecture from the admiral fredric march on proper conduct for a navy wife, in the bridges at toko ri, 1955. The bridges at tokori mark robson, 1954 movie classics. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the bridges at tokori 1954. Watch the bridges at tokori online 1954 movie yidio.
Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own. The bridges at toko ri is set during the korean war, and focuses on the efforts of american navy fighter pilots, to take out the heavily guarded bridges set in a narrow valley in north korea. The bridges at tokori is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert. A lot of war movies from this era had great footage, but didnt know how to integrate it seamlessly into the rest of the film. The novel and film were based on actual missions flown by pilots of the u. That the preparations had been done with extra care because the prestrike pictures showed the bridges were surrounded by 56 antiaircraft guns and we knew this strike was not going to. Other articles where the bridges at tokori is discussed.
Other articles where the bridges at toko ri is discussed. Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms. More over, it is a movie based on a novel called the bridges at tokori by pulitzer prize winner james michener. In 1955, after the war had cooled, he directed the bridges at tokori, based on the novel by the reliable and extremely popular james michener. The film, which was directed by mark robson, was produced by paramount pictures. This group of rail bridges became known to the public as tokori.
While lt harry brubaker william holden is trapped behind enemy lines, mike forney mickey rooney and nestor gamidge earl holliman go to rescue him, armed with korean war standard m1 carbine rifles. After seeing it, they said, you planned and led the raid. Jul 23, 2016 fragment of the movie the bridges at toko ri, 1954, subtitled in spanish, filmed in japan starring william holden, grace kelly, mickey rooney. The two rescue missions depicted in the film the sea rescue of a pilot down in the sea of japan, and the attempted land rescue of a pilot down behind. Shop the bridges at tokori 1954 region 2 pal, plays in english without subtitles. The bridges at toko ri was filmed with the full cooperation of the us navy, and the aerial sequences are some of the most stunning ive seen. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The bridges at toko ri, screen play by valentine davies, based on the novel by james a. In one of his beloved early bestsellers, pulitzer prizewinning author james a. Jan 20, 2014 to catch a thief the bridges at toko ri soundtrack from 1954, 1955, composed by lyn murray. The bridges at tokori recorded july 8, and 14, 1954 at paramount pictures scoring stage, hollywood, california. The bridges at tokori free movies the bridges at tokori full.
The bridges at tokori 1954 movie mistakes, goofs and. While brubaker helps forney, admiral tarrant helps nancy accept the dangerous life of a pilot. This account has reached the download cap, additional downloads subject to. Lieutenant commander robert iron pants schreiber of attack squadron vf194 would lead the strike against them, but not in flashy new jet fighters. The bridges at tokori 1954, directed by mark robson. With william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney. Returning to the carrier, brubakers superior, commander lee charles mcgraw, informs him that they must prepare for a mission against the bridges at tokori, an exceptionally dangerous target. The bridges at tokori 1954 the movie database tmdb. Valley forge against bridges at majonni and changnimni, north korea, in the winter of 19511952. The bridges at tokori william holden grace kelly fredric march 1955 recalled to duty, a lawyer william holden leaves his wife grace kelly and goes to. Released by intrada in 2014 special collection vol. Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 41 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1. Set during the korean war, a navy fighter pilot must come to terms with with his own ambivalence towards the war and the fear of having to bomb a set of highly defended bridges. Recently, some friends saw the movie the bridges at tokori on late night tv.
The film focuses on a group of pilots preparing for a treacherous strike upon a heavily guarded set of bridges located deep in north korean territory. The bridges at tokori, lobbycard, grace kelly, william holden, 1954. Harry william holden excuses himself to rescue a buddy, leaving wife nancy grace kelly to a lecture from the admiral fredric march on proper conduct for a navy wife, in the bridges at tokori, 1955 view the tcmdb entry for the bridges at tokori 1955. The bridges at tokori 1954 movie mistakes, goofs and bloopers. The bridges at tokori is a 1954 american war film about the korean war and stars william holden, grace kelly, fredric march, mickey rooney, and robert strauss. Jets dare danger over korea a naval aviator is assigned to bomb a group of heavily defended bridges during the korean war. Film, video happy birthday, wanda june motion picture feature film over 60 minutes. Michener crafts a tale of the american men who fought the korean war, detailing their exploits in the air as well as their lives on the ground. The bridges at tokori 1954 the following weapons were used. Paramounts dvd of the bridges at toko ri is a solid presentation of an action favorite. The movie is presented flat 4x3, but looks far better matted off to 1.
Directed by 1 writing credits 2 cast 41 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 costume design by 1 makeup department 1 production management 2. Navy douglas ad2 skyraider from attack squadron va702 rustlers attacking a bridge in north korea, in october 1951. At samdongni, near the villages of pokori and tokosan names michener would later combine for his fictional tokori, three bridges crossed the bottom of a deep, winding river valley. The bridges at tokori is directed by mark robson and adapted to screenplay by valentine davies from the novel written by james a. Protagonist, koga glumi william holden, je advokat i veteran drugog svjetskog rata koji je nakon izbijanja rata u koreji kao mornaricki rezervist mobiliziran i poslan da sluzi kao pilot na nosacu aviona. The bridges at tokori, screen play by valentine davies, based on the novel by james a. The bridges at tokori theatrical movie trailer 1953. The bridges at toko ri is directed by mark robson and adapted to screenplay by valentine davies from the novel written by james a.
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